Wooden replica of E-Type Jaguar used in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding sells for €4000 at auction

The almost life-sized wooden E-Type Jaguar, recently made famous by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, which sold for €4,000 in a massive two-day sale at Heritage Hotel, Killenard, as part of the Café en Seine contents auction (Image: Michael Donnelly)

An almost life-size wooden replica of the classic E-Type Jaguar used by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at their recent wedding sold for €4,000 today.

The sale was made as the contents from one of Dublin's most iconic Celtic Tiger venues, Cafe en Seine, were auctioned off today at the Heritage Hotel in Killinard.

The replica was one of the main attractions at the opening session of the two-day sale, which features 3,000 items. including many of the spectacular mirrors, bronzes statues and giant urns from Cafe en Seine's highly decorative Paris 1900s style interiors.

The Harry and Meghan-style Jag is two-thirds life-size and comes complete with the sculpted front grill, detailed multi-spoke wheels and a perfect interior, including a working wooden steering wheel on a rolling chassis.

"Anything decorative or a bit quirky is attracting big money," said Niall Mullen, who last year held the biggest auction in the history of the state – the disposal of the contents of the Central Bank.

The almost life-sized wooden E-Type Jaguar, made famous by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at their wedding, which sold for €4,000 in a massive two-day sale at Heritage Hotel, Killenard, as part of the Café en Seine contents auction. Also pictured are a taxidermy zebra head which fetched €1,000 and a silver mosaic glass horse head (Image: Michael Donnelly)

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"The car is true in every detail, it's an amazing folly and a stunning copy of the real thing."

A set of 1940s petrol pumps converted into a cocktail cabinet, which sold for €7,500, and a pair of 12 ft-high birds, bronze cranes that fetched €4,500, were also among the items attracting buyers' attention.

A full-grown stuffed grizzly bear made €2,000, an original Elvery's enamel sign from the late 19th century fetched €1,000 while a painting by Belfast artist Brian Ballard sold for €5,500.

"Cafe en Seine's bronzes have been making well above their guide price, while the petrol pumps are a very unusual sculptural piece, and won the Late Late Show's antiques restoration competition this year."

Cafe en Seine is now owned by the Mercantile Group who plan a refurbishment in excess of €3m in a more modernist art deco-style.

A set of 1940s petrol pumps converted into a cocktail cabinet which sold for €7,500 in a massive two-day sale at Heritage Hotel, Killenard, as part of the Café en Seine contents auction (Image: Michael Donnelly)

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The auction, which concludes tomorrow, is in partnership with Victor Mee auctioneers and includes other items from Mercantile Group venues.

"Tomorrow's sale includes many of the large statues and bronzes from Cafe en Seine such as Coming Through the Rye (est value €4,000/€5,000) by American sculptor Fredirick Remington whose Bronco Buster statue resides in the White House Oval Office.

"The Cafe's bars, fireplaces, mirrors, Art Nouveau panelling and other interior items also go under the hammer tomorrow."